'Thrones' Lena Headey is Instagram 'idiot'

Mar. 14, 2014
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Headey gets dramatic with a package of M&M's / Instragram/Iamlenaheadey

by Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY

by Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY

Lena Headey has a warning about her Instagram account: It shows one of the most beautiful actresses in the world looking really, really goofy.

"It's full of me being an idiot," says Headey. "That's all you'll see. I guess there are some pictures of food. But mostly it's me pulling faces."

The Game of Thrones star might be onto something. Her "iamlenaheadey" Instagram account has more than 51,000 followers.

She was even spotted on the red carpet of the 300: Rise of an Empire premiere posing for a silly selfie with her co-star Eva Green. That alone was good for about 1,000 guys wanting to get onto her account. (That was also the same night Headey ignored Kiss star Gene Simmons).

When asked what gives with the silly shots, Headey keeps it silly.

"I'm an idiot, I'm a nerd," she says.

But there's also a social statement about celebrity. It's not all about glamorous red carpets.

"People see it when my life is glamorous," says Headey. "But most of it is working, traveling, taking care of a kid. And not sleeping. I like to show that. I don't know why."